Mystery over missing sidewinder missile that failed to shoot down UFO

Two AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles were used in the U.S. Air Force takedown of an unidentified object flying in United States airspace on Sunday, with the whereabouts of the first missile unknown.

The Pentagon said on Sunday that an F-16 fighter jet had fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to "successfully shoot down an airborne object" flying over Lake Huron, in Michigan. The unknown object was flying at around 20,000 feet, according to the Pentagon, and President Joe Biden authorized the move on the recommendation of Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, and military leaders.

The Department of Defense did not consider the object a "kinetic military threat," but deemed it a "safety flight hazard and a threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities."